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Chapter 197 Changes in the Domestic People

In Manuel's view, a change in the minds of the populace was more terrifying than siege.For this reason, he had to stop Wallachia's actions. He negotiated peace with Ottoman and ended his vassal relationship with him; contacted the Papal State and Venice, and proposed to send troops from the two countries with more privileges and the unification of the East and West churches; , Hungary, and asked them to send troops to contain Wallachia.

But Eastern Rome was already soft-spoken. Apart from ordering the people in the city, even the brothers of Moria could not give orders. He could only pray that Mircea had no intention of seeking power, but unfortunately, the Grand Duke happened to have this intention.

There are tens of thousands of troops around Mircea, which is the direct pressure of Junbao.He was afraid that the other party would attack Luo with a knife, but Mircea was still dormant. He wanted to wait for Peter to get more land in Anatolia before proceeding to the next step.

After Wallachia entered Anatolia, the rulers of the small principalities who were still considering whether to sell their land to the grand duke did not even consider it, and sold it directly to Wallachia at a friendly price. The money is more cost-effective than the other party directly grabbing.

After solving the countries on land, Wallachia began to focus on those archipelago countries.Mainly the Principality of the Aegean Islands, the Knights Hospitaller and the Principality of Gandia. The three of them plus Venice occupy more than [-]% of the Aegean Islands. This has a considerable impact on Wallachia's strategy in the Mediterranean, so it is necessary to Just capture them.

To capture the island, it is necessary to build a navy. Peter established naval bases in Varna and Thessaloniki, and began to form the Mediterranean fleet.

The fleet is still dominated by the taller Clark sailing ships, equipped with artillery and rockets, as well as flamethrowers.As for the sailors, they were recruited from fishermen to intensify their training.In order to obtain timber for shipbuilding, Wallachia had to obtain suitable timber from Ross or Venice.The cost is naturally high.

The Venetian navy has 3300 warships and is the leading Mediterranean overlord. It is a bit difficult for Wallachia to defeat the opponent.Even if Mircia has the heart, the navy cannot come out overnight, and it has to be considered in the long run.

In addition, if he becomes emperor, what will happen to the privileges that Rome gave to the Italian countries before, they will all be cancelled, so just wait to be beaten.But if it is not cancelled, the hematopoietic ability will be weakened by half.Galata also has to take back, which will test his diplomatic ability.

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If anyone is the happiest at the news of Wallachia's victory, it must be the people of Wallachia.Once again they defeated the heretics and successfully defended their faith.

The church bells kept ringing, and the entire capital was jubilant. They believed more and more that the Grand Duke's family was the chosen one, the guardians chosen by God from the world.They also resolutely abide by the policies issued by the Dagong.

On the land of Wallachia, most people already use Wallachia, Bulgarian and Serbian are less used, and a small amount of Italian, German, and Armenian are mixed in.

Wallachia should be culturally diverse, and the number of immigrants is more than other places.Coupled with improvements in medical conditions, population growth ranks among the highest in Europe.Fortunately, the assimilation policy was turned on at the same time, otherwise it would be Austria-Hungary 500 years ago.

In addition to the assimilated Vlachs, there are also a small number of ethnic groups that are not easily assimilated, such as Jews, Armenians, and Gypsies.They speak different languages ​​and believe in different religions, so it is not so easy to assimilate.

Armenians mainly gather in Suceava, Iasi and other northern regions. They believe in the Armenian Church and are active in trade with Poland and Lithuania.Since the Armenian Church is recognized by Wallachia, their lives here are much more relaxed than in other places, and they also appear in some military and civil servants.

There are more Jews in Constanta, Thessaloniki and other cities, mainly Ashkenazi Jews.They received no less social discrimination than Turkic people. They were mainly engaged in trade, textiles and other industries, and some of them passed university examinations to become officials or doctors.It should be Wallachia's kindness to them to be able to take the exam.

Compared with the first two types, the number of gypsies is much larger.They mainly flow in rural areas and other places. Some gypsies rely on their copper smelting skills to get rich, but most of them still live in no fixed place. They make a living by divination and circus, and their living standards are relatively low.

Although the immigrants reduced social stability, they brought a much-needed population to Wallachia.Under the Dagong's diligent rule, not only was there no turmoil, but it became stronger and stronger.Those that are not easy to assimilate only account for a small part, so don't worry about it for now.Moreover, they raised the level of Wallachia in art and literature, making it multicultural.

As for the Turks, they were very special in Wallachia.They need to pay poll taxes, they need to endure discrimination, but there is nothing else.But the suppression of the Crescent Church and the temptation of the policy made them gradually convert to the Orthodox Church. Who made Ottoman fail so miserably.

After Suleiman signed the treaty with Wallachia, he began to target his brothers.He marched on the territory of Musa, and Musa led the army to fend off the enemy. The two sides fought to the death, because there can only be one Ottoman sultan.

On the side, Wallachia continued to expand in Anatolia under the leadership of Peter.The target is the two Turkic countries in the southwest of Anatolia. These two countries have just recovered, and it is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of the unstable foothold.

Anatolia controlled by Wallachia gradually stabilized. Following the Catholic and Crescent rulers, the Orthodox Church returned to this land.As the local big landlords and nobles died in many wars, Peter distributed the land to soldiers and people at the bottom to rebuild the small peasant economy.

For the local Turkic tribes, Peter forced them to settle, confiscated their pastures, and violently converted nomads into farming peoples.Such an approach would naturally arouse the resistance of the Turks, but Peter had already thought of this situation. The light cavalry they trained came in handy, as well as those mercenaries and Cossacks.Constantly harassing Turkic tribes makes them have no energy to resist the government.

Where there is resistance, there is obedience. Some Turkic tribes surrendered to Wallachia when they saw that Ottoman could not regain the land.For those who surrendered, Peter rewarded them to win over the upper class.At the same time, part of the land of those rebellious tribes will be distributed to each other, and their children can also enter university studies or military training.

In exchange, all the tribes had to convert to the Orthodox Church, they had to provide troops during battles, and they could only graze animals in designated areas. Such conditions made many tribes migrate to the east. They were used to freedom and could not bear the constraints.

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